Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29
BENDER BUSINESS.
A Traveller From No-Man's-Lano
and His Bender-Flavored Tale
of Horror.
Strange Discovery of a PostHian-
Wealthy New Yorker Found DEAD
His Wife Insane.
RoNaeIv. the Bank Robbsr, Arrested IN
Halifax Jury Disagreement at
Macon, Mo.

Wtcu1rA. Kan. Dec 24-Charles Ran
dolph of Chicago, who arrived yeseeruaE
from No-Man's Land, whCre ne bau oSe.-
prospecting for three months, SAD a
great many strangers have gone 20 AZ"
Mans Land during the past four months
who Will never return, as murders an"
robberies are of daily occurrence A ram
lily named Kelly has made recor't
there that even equals that of The Benoers-
The family was composed OF Tie latheI,
B. Kelly. the wife and 4 daughter. ana a
son named Bill. They kept a ranch
about ten miles from the town OF
OAK City. and being located on much
Travelled roa 4 il was not infrSqucnt lof
pilgrims 10 sioWat The ranch FOR II Shi =
lodging o. IA meal # victuals. About No
vembrr the Kelly family suddenly le I
the ranch, 10 one seeming tn know where
they went. Nothing was known ag"nsI
the fam " and the suddenness OF iheir
flight caused Ii tie comment among those
acquainie ed with them. y week or SO ailcr
they ha gone several men Went 10 the de-
serCed ranch and made Al reularkab dis
covery. Ben aath the house was found IL
cellar where the body of IL deal man las"
decomposing was found. Further search
of The prem ses was made and Two other
bodies were found. A very ingenousiy ar
ranged trap door was found III the floor OF
the house. through which it W. supp osed
many men the Kelly family is guilty OF
having killed IS not known and as IL gen
eral search was made it is r"bable never
wi l be- The mode Of dea ing with the
victims WIS sini ar To d way the bonu-
ers got away with their guests, aad II"
doubt If the truth + this last epoch in Sys-
tematic human slaughter We're known ID
would furnish as much OF sensation a.
that OF the Bendcrs.
MYSTERIOUS CASE.
New York, Dec. 2f-James Miller, =
real estate dealer about seventy years OLD,
was found lying dead yesterday morning
on the floor OF his home in West SiNtt enih
street. Bes de him lay his wife. uhcon-
scious and dying. On her face and head
were sc seral gashes The discovery WAS
made by letter carrier who Knocked e
their door about eight o'clock He re-
ceivei no answer, but heard u laborcd
breathing from within that caused him to
think something was w Ong and he called
a policeman, who broke the door open. The
furniture, kitchen utensils and croc key
were broken and the fragments sirewn
over the floor. The apartments are ON the
ground floor and ii window opening on the
yard Was open. Miller was sad TO he
wealthy. His wife, the neighbour say, la L
been insane Tor the Tast year. The two.
were heard laughing in their rooms by the
family living on the floor above them
Wednesday afternoon. but from that time
| until Yesterday morn ny nothing had he en
seen or h card of them. Miller was fully
dresst and across his legs lay an over
turned easy char, and the police now.
believe th't lhe case was not one
of murder or robbery but thai
The cid man died OF heart disease
in his chair and fell from it, knocking the
char and stove down in his fall There
was no injuries on his body except a con-
fusion on the lack of the neal hat is NOT
thought s IfficieIt to have ciused death.
1t is supposed that Mrs. Miller, wi
but one V. az younger than he husband.
was too weak Ininded to not fy he neigh
bors Of her husbands death, and that her
weak and exha Isted condition Is due TO
starvation, as she was unable 10 procure or
cook food for hersc +, her hu Ala al having
been accustomed To doing all he market
ing, cooking and othe' hous Tho work.
BANK EoBBER MSEEIY CAUGHT.
HALIFAX. Y. 3. Dee. 24.-Frank &. Nc
Nicely, the Young man who robbed the
Saco Bank. where he WAS employed, OF a.
huge sum, was ARE sted at the Hal fax Ho-
tel this morning. He has been here since
Sunday st. when he arriv ii in the steamer
Polynesia 1 from England. He reg slercd
at the hotel as w E. Stuyvesant. McNee-
ly's crime was the tIeft OF slS50J0 in bonds
and s23 90 in cash from the Saco q Bidde-
ford Savings Institution of Sac0, Me. or
which he was teller. He fled TO Europ -
but returned here o the Steamer POlyies-
ian Sunds V. HIS brother came aero from
Saco and met nun. and the tbeo V is that he
tock away the pond. with him wAen be re-
turned to Saco. as they were u found
when young McNeely's baggage was
sea- ched to-day. His trunk contained
many suits OF co Sly cl jthing and consider
aule fine je Xehy, but the only wiring
found va TWO te G grams cipIer There
was also Il compl tie set or ap. chances for
effecting DISCUSSES.
JURY DISCHARGED.
macon, Mo, Dec 4-The trial of EdgIr
Perkins, a young III TIVE ,ty for years
old for the alleged m1rdero o. l. ther BRAN
mer at picnic near Ca lao / tst Fourth OF
july, ImHc q 81 in tn D., circuit cOur u s.
terday morning. Several Of IN young lnt IA
ere lntoxIcnted and fired their revOlX ers
n the air The cstimoLy Shove that
Perkins la given conh ictIng acc1i.n's Gt
the shooting, bit thus far no pr me lita-
tion or malicious N 1t has ID, en- SHOWN
After the Occdrren ;e Perkins 1T tic 20 n
try an / capture a week later ia Han
nibIl. The jury last night announced that
h y could not Dme to any conc usiOn ard
were disc hug q PERKINS, bond OF Si.rpJ
was renewe ], and another tri Will be lad
a. the next term OF court.
PenteeOst Pilgrims
NEW YORK, Dec. 23-Rev. Hugh q. Pen
tecost has hired Library Hail, Newark. for
a series OF Sunday meetings. He will be-
gin his seryices on New Vaars. nav and IL